The Focus is…on the Soviet Era
THE FOCUS IS…ON THE SOVIET ERA
Private tour in Tallinn
Duration: 2.5 hours
The Focus is on….the Soviet Era offers an insightful perspective on this part of Estonia´s history. We´ll take you to five distinctive sites of everyday life, protest and memory to highlight some of the key events that took place between 1940s and 1980s. At each site, we will explore the context for the event(s) and its outcome.
This private tour of Tallinn blends the Soviet remnants with stories about the horrors of the Stalin period, the arrangements during the Khrushchev Thaw, and the absurdities that followed until the Soviet Union finally collapsed.
Tour details:
Duration: 2.5 hours
Tour language: English
Tour price:
All stated prices are per private group, not per person.
170 euros for a group of 1-2 people
190 euros for a group of 3-5 people
Maximum number of participants is 5.
Activity level: low
Tour itinerary:
We recommend to avoid the rush hours and start this private Tallinn tour between 9:30am and 1:30pm.
NB! Actual start time depends on your preferences and will be agreed with you at the time of booking. This is a sample schedule:
10:00 meet and greet at the cruise terminal exit gate, ferry terminal, or at your hotel
10:00 -12:30 driving tour with several stops.
We´ll visit an outdoor exhibition of Soviet-era monuments and sculptures; and walk through a corridor of memory: an impressive new memorial to the victims of communism.
Next, this private Tallinn tour takes you to Lasnamäe- a densely populated area of apartment blocks, so-called bedroom community where time stopped in 1980-s.
To give you a better insight on how we lived in the USSR, we´ll also drive through an area of single family homes originating from that period.
The last stop is where the Singing Revolution took place- one of the events that led to the restoration of Estonian independence.
On the tour, you´ll:
-learn how (and why) fear and paranoia were frequent „guests“ in our homes and places of work
-find out what made Estonia the most westernized part of the Soviet Union
-explore the means by which Estonian national identity was preserved during 50 years of Soviet occupation
-hear some juicy facts and real-life memories
-relive with us the emotions of the turbulent years of Singing Revolution
-perceive the almost unbelievable development Estonia has gone through in less than 30 years
12:30 the tour concludes in the city center or anywhere else you plan to visit next.
You might want to visit Vabamu Museum or KGB Prison Cells to learn even more about the topic.
Tour price:
170 euros for a group of 1-2 people
190 euros for a group of 3-5 people
Maximum number of participants is 5.
All stated prices are per private group, not per person.
What’s included:
– private English speaking tour guide for 2.5 hours
– private vehicle (Mercedes Viano minivan) and driver for 2.5 hours